The Fiction Desk

Open now for fiction.

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The Fiction Desk publishes regular anthologies of new short fiction, accepting original short stories from 1,000 to 15,000 words, with a submission fee and payment per word.

Response time info: within six weeks (and it's often much less), but we will sometimes go slightly over this during busy periods or holidays

Read the full guidelines at thefictiondesk.com↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Sep 30Fee: £5Pays: £25 per thousand words; contributors also receive six printed copies; eligible for a £100 Writer's Award for best story in each volume

General short story submissions for The Fiction Desk and Uncertain Stories; stories between 1,000 and 15,000 words; no novel excerpts, non-fiction, poetry, or illustrated work; no AI-generated writing; simultaneous and multiple submissions allowed (up to three stories, each submitted separately); op

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